FILE PHOTO: French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 9, 2019. Spain's Rafael Nadal poses with the trophy after his final match against Austria's Dominic Thiem at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
(Reuters) - Rafa Nadal has the perfect chance to equal Roger Federer's record 20 Grand Slam titles at the French Open he has made his own, but for once the conditions are stacked against the King of Clay heading into the rescheduled tournament.
A record 12-time winner at Roland Garros, Nadal usually lands in Paris in May fresh from romping through the claycourt season from Monte Carlo to Rome, before pummelling the pretenders to his crown at Roland Garros.
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